parasite

Adult flies are capable of traveling miles while searching for hosts, but infected livestock, pets, birds, and other wildlife can also help carry the parasite into new areas.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Taco Bell did not have to determine how a microscopic parasite entered an international lettuce supply chain.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration said it continues to investigate how the product linked to the outbreak became contaminated with cyclospora, the parasite that causes cyclosporiasis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

And talk to your veterinarian about a parasite prevention plan to combat fleas and other pests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

She was a longtime colleague of Farmer’s, and she had questions about treating someone with hydrocephalus—an abnormal amount of fluid in the brain’s ventricles, or cavities—caused by a parasite.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Scientists once viewed them primarily as "genomic parasites" because, much like viruses, they can multiply without providing any clear benefit to their host.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Bedbugs are small, wingless parasites that can live on clothes, furniture and bedding.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Our host, sitting alongside his “BioCharger” machine, prepared us for a session in which he would rid us of parasites inside the body and also parasites out in the world.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

For example, before vaccines kick in, sharing a litter box with another house cat risks transferring parasites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

His hands were pale, with green veins and fingers that were like parasites, and he wore a solid gold ring with a round sunflower opal on his left index finger.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez